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22928
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In the mid1880s, Leon F. Evans (1860-1940) got three people to plant eight acres of tobacco and to pay a Mr. Seal of Nash County for his idea of growing tobacco in Pitt County. Shortly thereafter, tobacco grew in popularity and more fields were planted. Consequently, Evans in 1886 built the first four curing barns in the county. In 1891, R. J. Cobb, R.S. Evans, and A. H. Critcher opened the Greenville Tobacco Warehouse (drawing available). Other warehouses soon opened.
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23361
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The tobacco industry began in Pitt County in the 1880s. In 1885, Leon F. Evans began to see the potential in growing tobacco. Although the first years of planting were discouraging, farmers continued to plant tobacco in Pitt County, and in 1891 a stock company was organized in Greenville to build a tobacco warehouse. The market grew, as did the factories, the city, and the wealth. Because of the tobacco industry, Greenville grew rapidly to become a thriving commercial and cultural center in eastern North Carolina. Tobacco money raised the standard of living, expanded business, and helped build schools and hospitals
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23378
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As early as 1851, Greenville citizens, such as Dr. Noah Joyner, tried to raise tobacco in Pitt County. Leon F. Evans, however, is known as the true father of tobacco in Pitt County. While traveling in Nash County in 1885, he met Mr. J. T. Seat, a tobacco farmer near Rocky Mount, NC. Mr. Seat agreed to come to Pitt County to talk to the local farmers about raising tobacco. A. A. Forbes, Leon F. Evans, Jacob Joyner, G. F. Evans, and T. J. Stancill contracted with Mr. Seat for assistance the following year. The first curing barns were constructed by Leon F. Evans in 1886. At first, the farmers had to carry their product by wagon to markets in Henderson, Oxford and Wilson. R. J. Cobb and O. L. Joyner built the Greenville Tobacco Warehouse in 1891 to remedy this dilemma. O. L. Joyner and Alex Heilbroner built the Eastern Tobacco Warehouse in 1892. E. A. Moye and Ola Forbes built the Planters Warehouse in 1895, and C. D. Rountree, Wiley Brown and McG. Ernul built the Star Warehouse.
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